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From: Mike Fedyk <mfedyk@matchmail.com>
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On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 09:30:01AM +0000, Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl wrote:
> Marcelo writes:
> 
> > I think its not possible to distribute crypto stuff in the stock kernel.
> > Am I wrong?
> 
> Some years ago I submitted a patch to include the loop device
> in the default kernel, and that generated a lot of mail explaining
> why this would lead to terrible problems. But Linus took the patch
> and I have not heard of political problems.
> 
> Nobody knows for sure, and the rules are unclear, but for the time
> being maybe it suffices to judge submissions on technical merit,
> without worrying too much about politics.
> 

Linus may have taken the loop device, but he doesn't have any encryption in
there AFAIK...
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